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An Experiment in Unsupervised Interaction between Adaptive Mobile Robots and Visitors to the Courage Center at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital

Project Leader(s): 

Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Thomas Degris, Computing Sciences, University of Alberta

Lead faculty member: Dr. Richard Sutton, Computing Sciences, University of Alberta

Non-academic participants: 

Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital

Design, build, and program a small mobile robot at the University of Alberta that can interact successfully, without supervision, with members of the public visiting the Courage Center at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton. Robotics is playing an increasing role in multiple aspects of rehabilitative medicine, including prosthetics, mobility aids, and patient-adapted physical therapy. The Courage Center is a new facility for demonstrating and showcasing such applications of technology in rehabilitative medicine to the public.

Prediction in Interacting Systems

Project Leader(s): 

Dr. Mike Kouritzin , (University of Alberta)

Project Website: 

http://www.math.ualberta.ca/pints/index.html

Project team: 
Andrew Heunis, (University of Waterloo)
Bruno Remilard, (HEC Montreal)
Douglas Blount, (Arizona State University)
Pierre Del Moral, (Universite Pal Sabatier)
Jie Xiong, (University of Alberta)
John Bowman, (University of Alberta)
Donald Dawson, (University of Toronto)
Edit Gombay, (University of Alberta)
Jack Macki, (University of Alberta)
Thomas G. Kurtz, (University of Wisconsin at Madison)
Yau Shu Wong, (University of Alberta)
Laurent Miclo, (Universte Paul Sabatier)
Non-academic participants: 

Optovation Inc.  Lockheed Martin Canada, Montréal, QC  Acoustic Positioning Research Inc., Edmonton, AB

Funding period: 
February 25, 2022 - March 31, 2021

This project uses mathematical filtering theory to develop computer tractable real time solutions for incomplete, corrupted information problems. These techniques have proven to be beneficial in defence, communications, media effects, and manufacturing. In 2002-2003, Optovation Inc. was added as a new partner, Lockheed Martin Corp. filed for two new patents and we formed a spin-off company, Random Knowledge Inc. to commercialize our technology in the areas of Network Security, Fraud Detection, and Finance.

Tags: 
information

Forest Fires and Spread in Heterogeneous Landscapes

Project Leader(s): 

Dr. Thomas Hillen, University of Alberta

Project Website: 

http://www.math.ualberta.ca/~forestfire/

Project team: 
Dr. Chris Bose, University of Victoria
Dr. Anne Bourlioux, University of Montreal
Dr. W. John Braun, University of Western Ontario
Dr. Dave Martell, University of Toronto
Non-academic participants: 

Biogeoscience Institute Centre Of Mathematical Biology Forest, Fires and Stochastic Modelling Government of Alberta Prometheus, The Canadian Wildland Fire Growth Model

Funding period: 
April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021
Tags: 
environment

Development of an Unstructured Grid Ocean Modelling Network

Project Leader(s): 

Dr. Paul Myers , University of Alberta

Project Website: 

http://wessex.eas.ualberta.ca/~myers/MITACS/index.htm

Project team: 
Dr. Frederic Dupont, Université Laval
Dr. Michael Foreman, University of British Columbia
Dr. David Greenberg, Fisheries & Oceans Canada
Dr. Guoqi Han, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Dr. Daniel Le Roux, Université Laval
Dr. Julie Pietrzak, University of Calgary
Dr. Francis Poulin, University of Waterloo
Dr. Jennifer Shore, Royal Military College of Canada
Non-academic participants: 

Bedford Institute of Oceanography Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Funding period: 
October 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021
Tags: 
environment

Mathematical Modelling in Pharmaceutical Development

Project Leader(s): 

Dr. Jack A. Tuszynski , University of Alberta

Project Website: 

http://mitacs-gw.phys.ualberta.ca/mmpd/

Project team: 
Dr. Thoms Hillen, (University of Alberta)
Dr. Gerda de Vries, (University of Alberta)
Dr. Michael Y. Li, (University of Alberta)
Dr. D. Peter Tieleman, (University of Calgary)
Dr. Lukasz Kurgan, (University of Alberta)
Dr. Eric Cytrynbaum, (University of British Columbia)
Dr. Stephane Portet, (University of Manitoba)
Dr. Siv Sivaloganathan, (University of Waterloo)
Dr. Roderick Melnik, (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Non-academic participants: 

Kinetana, Inc. Biomira, Inc. Project CyberCell Inc. Technology Innovations, LLC National Institute for Nanotechnology Cross Cancer Institute McBride Career Group YeTaDel Foundation Oncovista Inc. Howard J. Greenwald P.C. Multimedia Advanced Computational Infrastructure (MACI) Canadian-European Research Initiative on Nanostructure (CERION)

Funding period: 
July 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021
Tags: 
health